Former Ohio Supreme Court justice Yvette McGee Brown is one of the co-chairs of the advisory group reviewing the security of Ohio's law enforcement database and its facial recognition software.

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Ohio's law enforcement database and its facial recognition software are open to more than just law enforcement, a concern of members of the advisory group reviewing the security of the systems.

The 30,000 users that access the Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway, or OHLEG, include court employees such as clerks of courts, bailiffs and parole officers, along with out-of-state and national law enforcement agencies, officials from the attorney general's office told the advisory group at its first meeting Tuesday.

And while Ohio law enforcement officers' access is removed immediately from ...